South African type ZA tender

South African type ZA tender
Type ZA tender on CGR 7th Class of 1892
Type and origin
LocomotiveCGR 7th Class of 1892
DesignerCape Government Railways
(H.M. Beatty)
BuilderDübs and Company
In service1892
Specifications
Configuration2-axle bogies
Gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge
Length21 ft 9+1⁄8 in (6,633 mm)
Wheel dia.33+1⁄2 in (851 mm) as built
34 in (864 mm) retyred
Wheelbase14 ft 7 in (4,445 mm)
 • Bogie4 ft 7 in (1,397 mm)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel cap.3 LT 10 cwt (3.6 t)
Water cap.2,220 imp gal (10,100 L)
StokingManual
CouplersDrawbar & Johnston link-and-pin
Career
OperatorsCape Government Railways
Imperial Military Railways
South African Railways
NumbersSAR 950-953, 968-969
Main article: South African steam locomotive tenders

The South African type ZA tender was a steam locomotive tender from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.

The Type ZA tender entered service in 1892, as tenders to the first batch of 7th Class 4-8-0 Mastodon type steam locomotives to be acquired by the Cape Government Railways. These locomotives were designated Class 7 on the South African Railways in 1912.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Holland, D.F. (1971). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. Vol. 1: 1859–1910 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England: David & Charles. pp. 40–41, 61. ISBN 978-0-7153-5382-0.
  2. ^ South African Railways & Harbours/Suid Afrikaanse Spoorweë en Hawens (15 Aug 1941). Locomotive Diagram Book/Lokomotiefdiagramboek, 3'6" Gauge/Spoorwydte. SAR/SAS Mechanical Department/Werktuigkundige Dept. Drawing Office/Tekenkantoor, Pretoria. p. 41.
  3. ^ South African Railways & Harbours/Suid Afrikaanse Spoorweë en Hawens (15 Aug 1941). Locomotive Diagram Book/Lokomotiefdiagramboek, 2'0" & 3'6" Gauge/Spoorwydte, Steam Locomotives/Stoomlokomotiewe. SAR/SAS Mechanical Department/Werktuigkundige Dept. Drawing Office/Tekenkantoor, Pretoria. pp. 6a-7a, 41.